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Suicide Prevention... Here's a chance to help...
***PRESS CONFERENCE ALERT*****PRESS CONFERENCE ALERT***
An Indiana Suicide Prevention Coalition Event
Press Conference
WHO: Charlene Graves, M.D., Medical Director, Indiana State Department of Health
Virginia A. Caine, M.D., Marion County Health Director
Elaine Lockwood Program Coordinator, Crisis and Suicide Intervention Services
Mental Health Association in Marion County
Rev. Ronald Covington, Pastor of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church.
WHEN: Monday, May 2, 11 a.m.
WHERE: Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
1301 Goodlet Ave.
Indianapolis, Ind. 46222
WHAT: The Suicide Prevention Series, which takes place in churches around Indianapolis, will use a panel of experts and suicide survivors to raise awareness about suicide by providing the participants important suicide-related information and by offering a forum for participants to ask questions.
Saturday, May 7, 2005 10am -12pm
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
1301 Goodlet Ave.
Indianapolis, Ind. 46222
CONTACT:
Colleen Carpenter
carpentc@ipfw.edu or call 260-481-4184
Emerson L. Allen Jr. Deacon, Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
schooltalk1@yahoo.com or call 317-247-7442
For a list of Coalition Members, please visit:
http://www.indianasuicidepreventioncoalition.org/members.htm
Indiana Professor: Biblical event explains weather...
[excerpted from TheIndyChannel.com]
Professor DeYoung,
Grace College, Warsaw, INAs Donald DeYoung sees it, the world didn't always have the climates it does today. The flood of the Bible, he says, signaled the start of weather as we know it. [
continued at IndyChannel.com]
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Ken Ham, FounderAnswers In GenesisNote: Creationist spokesman Ken Ham will be coming to Indianapolis on May 23.
Click for more information. Also note... 'Intelligent Design' professionals and others interested in apologetics are increasingly connecting here in Indianapolis and around the state. For further info on how you can 'connect' with them, contact
Hosea Baxter, Academic Dean, Crossroads Bible College.
[Also read "
Calling in De Bunk Squad".]
God's Word
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
1 Timothy 6:17-19 NIV
New Stadium Wins Too...
Photo, IndyStar"The vote paves the way for the start of one of the biggest public works projects in Indianapolis history and appears to end years of questions about whether the Colts are here to stay."
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continued at IndyStar.com]
[Is this only a good thing because of the Colts, or is it also a good thing for the Church? How might it be used to glorify God here in Indy?]
Star: Time change is small price to pay...
Indianapolis Star Editorial: "Our position is... The General Assembly considered the collective interests of Hoosiers in approving DST."
"Hoosiers have argued about daylight-saving time for decades. The vote in the Indiana House on Thursday night to finally approve DST won't end that argument. But it will move the state forward by signaling that Indiana is ready to accept reasonable change and by giving businesses in key industries efficiencies that will increase profits and create jobs.
The switch to DST wouldn't have occurred without the leadership of two men..." [
continue at IndyStar.com]
Indiana turns ahead toward world-time...
Dramatic vote, cheering cap 3-decade fight; state will sync up with nation next April...
[
continued at Indianapolis Star]
Salazar's 'Antichrist' flap spotlights judicial battle
[excerpted from the Washington Times]
photo, NBC
The Antichrist has long been understood in Christianity as the human agent who will rise up against Christ and bring about the end of the world. Less clear is his position on President Bush's judicial appointments.
Even so, there was Sen. Ken Salazar, Colorado Democrat, now embroiled in a public spat with Focus on the Family founder James Dobson over judicial nominees, describing the Christian group as 'the Antichrist.'
'From my point of view, they are the Antichrist of the world,' Mr. Salazar said in an interview Tuesday with KKTV-TV in Colorado Springs. The remark, which Mr. Salazar later retracted, comes at the apex of a feud between the first-term Democrat and the powerful evangelical Christian organization over the group's campaign to pressure Senate Democrats into allowing a floor vote on Mr. Bush's judicial nominees. "
[continued at Washington Times][Visit... 'Justice Sunday']
God's Word
In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and he answered by setting me free. The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
Psalms 118:5-6
NIV
God's Word
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Because He Lives. I can Face tomorrow.
Why Feed RSS To The Aggregators?
Secretaries used to run the world. We all know that, right?
I don't really know why the term 'secretary' has fallen on such hard times. Everyone knows that the key to success was having a top-notch secretary.... a very professional employee who knew exactly your priorities and made sure you got to see who & what you wanted to see... and no one else.
Or if you were on the other side of the desk... as a sales person... the key to success was 'being in good with the secretary'... so that you got prioritized with the decision-maker. Right?
But then came the information age...
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continued at LovingChange.com]
Bipartisan majority defeats city ordinance...
[excerpted from the Indianapolis Star]"The City-County Council voted 18-11 to kill a proposal that would have prohibited workplace discrimination against gays and transgender individuals. Here is the tally:"
Yes -- 11Greg Bowes (D), Rozelle Boyd (D), Vernon Brown (D), Lonnell Conley (D), Monroe Gray (D), Scott Keller (R), Dane Mahern (D), Angela Mansfield (D), Jackie Nytes (D), William Oliver (D),Joanne Sanders (D).
No -- 18Patrice Abduallah (D), Philip Borst (R), James Bradford (R), Virginia Cain (R), Bob Cockrum (R), Susie Day (R), Sherron Franklin (D), Ron Gibson (D), Lance Langsford (R), Lynn McWhirter (R), Mary Moriarty Adams (D), Marilyn Pfisterer (R), Lincoln Plowman (R), Isaac Randolph (R), Earl Salisbury (R), Scott Schneider (R), Mike Speedy (R), Steve Talley (D).
(Mayor) "Peterson said Monday he supported the ordinance and said he lobbied for it over the weekend."
[
continue reading article at IndyStar.com]
You really have to admire those who crossed 'political' lines to vote their consciences -- and that goes both ways -- it speaks well for the type of people we have on the council, even if we wished they'd have all voted to 'our way' of thinking. [IMHO] One disappointment though, is that the Indianapolis Star intentionally or unintentionally ran a headline that missed the heart of the issue... should there be SPECIAL protections afforded to gays? Did their headline ... "Council rejects plan to protect rights of gays"... perhaps betray an editorial bias? Connotation is everything -- Such a headline appeared to fail to live up to our expectations of the Star's professional standards.
God's Word
The greatest among you will be your servant. For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Matthew 23:11-12 NIV
God's Word
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.
Proverbs 15:1-2 NIV
Today... "Internet Evangelism Day"
Also visit
LatinoChristians.com celebration of this special day...
God's Word
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Romans 12:21
NIV
Paradigm Shifting? LOL...
"In a strange twist of fate, Indianapolis--once known for its proud athletic heritage--is becoming the geek Mecca..." [
continued at The Keyhole]
[For some other Christian geeks around Indy... visit "Wireless Coffee Blog".]
CitizenJeff & CitizenLindsay
An Indianapolis Christian blogging couple....
Jeff & Lindsay TurnerLindsay memorializes the good times... via their blog... much like Moses & Joshua memorialized key events?
Question: Will it pay off? Will Lindsay's husband remember the good times as a result? Will she?
Follow their continuing saga... [
click]
Diane Knippers led evangelicals
[excerpted from the Indianapolis Star]Head of conservative alliance of Christians fought liberalism and urged action on Sudan.
The daughter of a United Methodist minister, Knippers was born in Rushville, Indiana.
Diane Knippers, president of the conservative Institute on Religion and Democracy and a vocal proponent of traditional Christian practice whom Time magazine recently named as one of the nation's 25 most influential evangelicals, has died. She was 53.
Knippers, who battled colon cancer for more than a year, died Monday in a hospital in Arlington, Va.
She served 12 years as president of the Washington-based Institute on Religion and Democracy...
[
continued at Indianapolis Star]
God's Word
I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.
Psalms 116:1-2 NIV
Pet peeves about important matters...
I recently enjoyed reading about another blogger's pet peeves. Not that I enjoyed her having such peeves, but that it made for a good 'teaching moment' for me. And hopefully I learned from her.
So since imitation is the sincerest form of compliment, here's a pet peeve of mine... LOL...
Emails. Important emails. From dear friends, and great ministry leaders. Imploring me (and a zillion others who have voluntarily signed up for their e-newsletter) to take some time and actively go do this or that. And I'm willing to help by doing just as they're asked.
But then I find out they haven't even thought it was important enough to mention front & center at their own ministry website.
"I see that hand. Is there another? "What are YOUR pet peeves about our site or others?
What keeps YOU up at night?
by Neil Cox, IndyChristianThe
IBJ emailed its subscribers yesterday... "What keeps you up at night?". They really wanted to know in order to do a feature on it.
Immediately my mind went to... "Nothing. Nothing at all. I sleep like a baby."
The irony is, I'm now writing this at 4 in the morning, having been awake since 3am... awakened to ponder an animated conversation yesterday among some dear friends... [
continued at LovingChange.com]
Or see what keeps Pastor Justin Young awake at night.
This?
or this?
[continued at '
Superhua']
Weds. Headlines...
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger becomes Pope Benedict XVI
- New pope intervened against Kerry in US 2004 election campaign AFP
- Ratzinger was 'unwilling participant' in Hitler Youth AFP
- Bush welcomes Pope Benedict XVI BBC
- The New Pope's Relationship with Protestants: In this 1998 Christianity Today article, Richard John Neuhaus examined Joseph Ratzingers dialogue with the Reformation traditions and his vision for Christianity in the new millennium Christianity Today
[These & more... Today's headlines for Christians... continued at... Blogs+News=Blews.net.]
God's Word
Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.
Luke 11:4 NIV
The art of giving...
By Becki Jenkins, President/Director
Missionary Connection
The lost art of giving for the sake of it has been lost. How can we get it back in a society that is stuck on me…me….me. As Christians we are taught that it is more blessed to give than to receive, so why is it hard for us to grasp Jesus words when he said, “ Sell all your goods, give it to the poor and follow me…” Again in Acts 2: 45 it speaks of the followers of Christ selling all and giving it to any in need but what of the disciple of today?
go to :
http://mcconnect.blogspot.com for the rest of the article
God's Word
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
Matthew 24:42-44NIV
An Emergent Dialog?
It's a great day for Christ-followers who have been looking to understand this whole 'emergent church' thing.
Or for those who wonder about how the blogosphere will impact the Church...
[
continued at Blogs + News = Blews.net]
God's Word
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
1 Timothy 6:12 NIV
Are you a Pumpkin?
A woman was asked by a co-worker, "What is it like to be a Christian?"The co-worker replied, "It is like being a pumpkin. God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. Then he cuts off the top and scoops out all the yucky stuff. He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc., and then He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside of you to shine for all the world to see."
Audio: Mohler & Hewitt on 'Blogs'
Here's a particularly interesting
audio-file of Dr. Mohler's interview of popular Christian blogger... law professor, radio-show host and author... Hugh Hewitt.
Dr. Albert Mohler
Hugh Hewitt
Law Professor & Radio Host
Buy online?Related links:[Dr. Mohler's audio-site][Dr. Mohler's blog at Crosswalk.com][Hugh Hewitt's blog site][Hoosiers... Also visit Louisville Christian blog site][Another Louisville Christian blog site]
Giving Back: Volunteerism in Indiana
[several articles from the Indianapolis Star related to the upcoming "National Volunteers Week".]
photo, Indianapolis Star"Nationally, Indiana ranks 19th in the percentage of residents who volunteer, according to the Center for Urban Policy and the Environment at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Utah has the highest rate of volunteering, at 50 percent. For neighboring states, Michigan was listed 20th; Ohio ranked 24th; Illinois, 27th; and Kentucky, 28th"
[
continued at IndyStar.com]
Where Have All The Families Gone?
by Dr. Noah H. Kersey, Christian Psychologist 
My profession allows me the opportunity to interview many individuals, couples and families in the span of a year and, for the past 27 years I have been amazed by the number of people who do not live near their parents or siblings.[
continue]
God's Word
I know that the LORD is great, that our Lord is greater than all gods. The LORD does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all their depths. He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; he sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses.
Psalms 135:5-7 NIV
Criminals: Do tell IRS your income
[Tax day... **sigh**]
Lori Borgman, IndyStar"I have a long-standing tradition of getting surly at tax time. This happens to many people but is especially likely to happen to those of us who are self-employed."
"The husband knows it is important to keep me in good humor while working on taxes. He often does this by giving me interesting things to read from the 1040 instruction booklet."
[such as...
continued at IndyStar.com]
Holladay: Pie-throwing leaves bad after-taste...
[
excellent Ruth Holladay column in the Star today]
[for previous IndyChristian posts re the Horowitz incident... scroll down and read below.]
God's Word
Be very careful, then, how you live - not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
Ephesians 5:15-16 NIV
Women of faith believe speaker can pack Dome
Beth MooreAnother article from Robert King that many/most of you won't want to miss. [
contined at IndyStar.com]
God's Word
My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music. Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.
Psalms 57:7-11 NIV
Blogging the National City-Impact Roundtable...
What a great opportunity, to come be with 115 city representatives from around the country & globe. It's too awesome to blog... but we're trying... at
CityReaching.org -- now hosting the new
NATIONAL city reaching blogsite, by Mission America Coalition.
Guess where all this is going on, today thru Weds?
[Click pic to continue the day-to-day blogging during the national roundtable.]
Ever meet a web evangelist?
As we head toward "Internet Evangelism Day", Sunday April 24th, we'll be introducing a number of folks involved globally.
Meet Rob Williams, a friend of IndyChristian.com and an Internet Effectiveness Specialist from Orlando. Some of you already know Rob as the founder of "
Orangejack Blogging University". Here's Rob's story...
"I began ministering to people online back in the mid-90s in AOL chatrooms..."[
continued]
More 'web evangelists' at...
http://ied.gospelcom.net/evangelists.php
God's Word
Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. "In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.
Ephesians 4:25-26 NIV
Intelligent Design Team-blog
[hat-tip to World Magazine Blog]
[
continued at... IDtheFuture.com]
[Also note creationist
Ken Ham is coming to Indy, May 22-23. Stay tuned for continuing details.]
Internet Evangelism Day... April 24th
[excerpted from ChristianToday.com]
Haggard also encouraged "all evangelical leaders to take advantage of this initiative and explore their options for using the web to win as many as possible to Christ."
Churches and ministries can take part in the IED by making use of
the event web site, which includes downloadable video clips, drama sketches, a PowerPoint presentation and stories of people who have come to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ through online ministry.
Many well-known individuals and organisations have given their full backing to the initiative. The International Director of the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelisation, Dr Tetsunao Yamamori has said that he believes the day will enable online outreach to be advanced and is an innovative response to today’s hi-tech world. He said, "It is possible to evangelise one billion people through this medium."
[D. James Kennedy] The President and founder of Evangelism Explosion International said that he hopes "every E(vangelism) E(xplosion) church would be involved in the Internet Evangelism Day."
[
continued at ChristianToday.com]
Will Butler sanction this kind of 'intolerance'?
"Horowitz, who has criticized what he calls the leftist domination of college campuses, completed his speech after the pie-throwing incident.
Fong, in his statement, said Horowitz's right to express his opinions was violated.
"We support the constitutional rights of free speech granted to Mr. Horowitz as well as to those who disagree with his opinions," Fong said. "The university does not support this inappropriate behavior.""
[
Article continued at IndyChannel.com]
[But the real question remains: Will Butler University substantively sanction this form of 'intolerance'? Stay tuned. We'll keep you posted, at IndyChristian.com]
Another Attack on a Conservative...
[The following ran in the Indianapolis Star on Thursday...]
IndyStar.com
Activist Hit By Pie At Butler Lecture
"A conservative activist who criticizes what he calls the leftist domination of college campuses was struck with a pie Wednesday night at Butler University...." [continued at IndyStar.com]
[IndyChristian.com team member Robert Talbert, wrote the following at his personal blogsite...]
"Last night, conservative David Horowitz was hit in the face with a pie as he was beginning a lecture at Butler University here in Indianapolis. It appears that opposing conservatives by using acts of humiliation and violence instead of reasoned counterargument is becoming quite fashionable, and right here in Indiana no less. [continued at BrightMystery.net]
Nnationally-syndicated columnist & (Christian) blogger, Michelle Malkin picked up on Robert's blog from there...
"Leftists took aim--literally--at yet another conservative speaking on a college campus yesterday. At Butler University, they threw a pie at David Horowitz.
Robert at Bright Mystery, a college professor in Indiana who is appalled by the rise of physical assaults on controversial speakers, has much more. As he notes, "this kind of behavior is simply incompatible with a university's claim to value the life of the mind and academic inquiry."
Now, what will the supposed champions of academic free speech tolerance do about it?" [continue at MichelleMalkin.com]
Where Have All The Witches Gone?
[from Families Against Cults website]
Dan & Agusta Harting"Ann Marie (***) is like a lot of other 10 year olds. She likes to ride her bike, play kickball and collect trolls. She is also a witch." So began a long article in the Indpls. Star, in 1993, featuring an interview with a young American girl, who looked as sweet in her picture as the 'girl next door'. "
[
continued at Families Against Cults]
A word to Protestants on the death of Pope John Paul II
[some food for thought at Gospelcom.net today.]"We protestants got our name because we're "protesters"—we were against some things in the Catholic church of that time. Unfortunately, that nexus has become part-and-parcel with who we have continued to be. If there's one thing that Protestants are really good at, it's not agreeing, it's reacting against (in protest) and starting something new. That's why the protestant reformation didn't lead to one new group; but has continued to splinter in to hundreds, if not thousands, of further protest-ant denominations. " [
continued at Gospelcom.net]
Create a website to build community - Part II
by Jeff Koenig, Management Consultant
Churches should think of their website as much more than a multi-media business card, marketing opportunity or a store where potential parishioners come to compare and shop for spiritual services. The internet offers opportunity to build dynamic multi-dimensional communities that extend beyond the building. Read part II of
Create a website to build community
God's Word
For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens. Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy in his dwelling place. 1 Chronicles 16:25-27
NIV
A testimony... blogged
[excerpting from the blog of an IndyChristian.com reader] "By the time I was in high school I started to drink and smoke doing alot of stupid things. I ended up getting into alot of fights, my grades where bad, and I wouldnt listen to my parents. Even though they just wanted what was best for me." After awhile I started to get in some real trouble, I got locked up in juvenile hall and I kept on getting locked up. ""While the Lord was trying to get me to do the right thing, the devil was telling me to do something else. I ended up listening to the devil, and I hurt someone really bad by sending him to the hospital everyone in there thought that he was dead. In my heart I felt the pain and sadness because I didn't want that person to die. When the guard put me in my cell I got on my knees and prayed..."[
continued at his blog]
[Other testimonies online at... DoYouKnowForSure.com]
Time with the Tibbels...
by Neil Cox, IndyChristian.comYesterday was a great meeting of the 'Faith Community Forum' and 'Transform Indiana', as Allan & Susan Tibbels came to be with us from the Sandtown area of Baltimore. Their personal involvement -- following God's leading them to the inner city -- was not only heart-warming, it was inspirational to the Hoosiers gathered... many of whom themselves are also actively involved in some aspect of inner-city ministry.
Photo, U.S. News & World ReportAllan: "When I met Susan, I told her I was going to be a millionaire in 5 years.
Then I broke my neck playing basketball."
Susan: "I thought my sacrifice was enough, just dealing with his being a parapallegic, and taking care of our girls. At one point, one of them had slipped into a coma and nearly died. I thought, "I've had my share. I'm 25, and I'll deal with it, God; but this is enough." Then Allan says he wants us to move into a rat-infested part of the inner-city to do ministry where we would be the only white family."
"Intellectually, I knew he was right -- it's right out the Bible -- re moving to the city and helping people…. Yet I did NOT want to move to the city. Nonetheless, in 1986 we went, but I was angry and not participating the first two years. "
"We looked like the Beverly Hillbillies as we moved in… cars, kids, stuff. No financial support, no connections in the city.. no way to be a bridge to resources because we didn’t have any."
"But then as I mingled at the kids’ school, I realized this was my part… and said, 'Ok God I’ll start a school thing'."
"Despite my rough things in life, suddenly I was among people who've had way more ‘pain’ than I have experienced. So God gave me a passion for the children. But I said, 'I will never, never, never do fundraising for this.' LOL. But now I’ve accumulated a bit of a reputation for fundraising… out of a passion for the needs children have. And people respond."
Allan: "Sandtown looked like a city that had been bombed. We called Habitat's founder, Millard Fuller. His advice: 'If you have a dollar in your pocket go for it.' So we started rifling through our sofa to find coins" LOL.
"We knew we needed to come live in the neighborhood with a servant’s heart, and with an attitude of repentance for a history of white flight & patternalism. And we learned that reconciliation is 'day by day'. It's a lifetime of work. "
Now that work includes 10,000 vols a year. Some come to ‘vacation’ in Sandtown.
200 homes have been completed now. 30 are under contstruction. Whole blocks have been rehabbed. And the school -- New Song Learning Center -- is a $5 million building, and operates as a public school under new charter school provisions.
There is so much more to their story, but Susan summed it up well:
“It’s not about Allan & Susan… it’s about God. He is working in Sandtown…. And it’s our privilege to be a part of it. When God gives you eyes of grace, you look at everything it a different way. No, I'm not a millionaire (LOL), but learning all these lessons, are my reward for doing what I said I wouldn't."
“I wouldn’t know God the way I know God now.”
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Mark your calendar for November 16-20.Join Allan, Susan and thousands of others who are reaching their cities around the country and world, as the
Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) brings their national conference to Indy. To get involved with the local host committee now, contact
Scott Truex or
Gina Lewis.
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You can visit New Song Urban Ministries online at
http://NSUM.org. Also read U.S. News & World Report: "
Brick by Brick, He Fights the Inner-city Blues"
God's Word
Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, like men waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them. It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would nothave let his house be broken into. You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
Luke 12:35-40 NIV
AG plugs Internet Evangelism...
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continued at E-vangelism.com]
God's Word
This is what the LORD says, he who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it - the LORD is his name. "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know."
Jeremiah 33:2-3 NIV
Tomorrow (today?) is the day...
Photo, U.S. News & World Report"
Brick by Brick, He Fights the Inner-city Blues"
Allan & Susan Tibbels are coming to Indy for the 'Faith Community Forum' (downtown) [
continue for details -
Sorry, RSVP's were required by April 1st]
But then they'll be coming to the cafe for the lunchtime meeting of 'Transform Indiana', starting at 11:30am. Everyone is welcome. No reservations required. [
click for cafe info]
The Tibbels are having great impact in Baltimore's inner-city, and serve as one of the fine examples of the Christian Community Development Association (
CCDA).
So come be with us for lunch tomorrow... Tuesday (April 5th).
Event takes pop approach to teaching teen values...
[excellent article from the Star]
"The task: Turn about 5,000 teenage girls into good Christian ladies.
The tools: rock stars, sex advice, professional athletes and fashion shows.
Think of Emily Post with a 21st century makeover.
Half prayer service and half party, Saturday's Girls of Grace conference..."
[
continued at IndyStar.com]
A prayer for our Leaders - Government
God's Word
Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise. Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.
Proverbs 19:20-21
God's Word
All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be.
James 3:7-10
Millions Mourn Pope's Death
[Excellent coverage from the Indianapolis Star]"Pope John Paul II helped topple communism in Europe and left a deeply conservative stamp on the Roman Catholic Church that he led for 26 years."
photo, Indianapolis Star
Hoosiers hail leader who reached across faithsEvangelical Christians -- who often disagree with Catholics on doctrinal points -- found some common ground with this pope on matters such as abortion and the sanctity of life.
"We spoke the same heart language on life issues -- both the unborn and the elderly -- in that all life has value," said Derek Duncan, senior pastor at East 91st Street Christian Church. "We just have an affinity with him in that we believe the same things that way. That was probably pretty important in establishing bridges in our community."
[
continue coverage at IndyStar.com]
Pope John Paul Is Dead -- Vatican
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9:37 p.m. (2:37 p.m. EST), a statement said. [
continued at Reuters]
God's Word
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Hebrews 12:1
Internet Evangelism Conference... Online...
[Y'really gotta love the this new way to attend (online) conferences in your jammies. Here's David Bruce, innovative founder of HollywoodJesus.com -- giving his presentation at the Internet Evangelism Conference out in Virginia... yet which you & I can watch from home at a 10th of the cost. And unlike being onsite, as an virtual attendee, you can easily jump from room to room, presentation to presentation. For all you channel-surfers out there -- and you know who you are, guys, LOL -- this is the way to go.]
David Bruce, HollywoodJesus.comLecturer, at "
Internet Evangelism for the 21st Century".
Internet Evangelism Day.... April 24th
"I am so glad for the leadership of the Internet Evangelism Coalition and my friend Dr. Sterling Huston in directing us to use the internet for something positive like leading people to Christ. My hope would be that every EE church would be involved in this Internet Evangelism Day."Dr. D. James Kennedy
President and Founder
EE InternationalVisit
InternetEvangelismDay.org .
Visit
Internet Evangelism Coalition
All Churches Should Be Multicultural....
Remember Noel Castellanos being here in Indy in February for our CCDA/TransformIndiana meeting? This week he showed up in Christianity Today in an article that will rock the way we do church. Definitely cool. Recall, Noel will be among other great city impacters coming in November for
CCDA Indy 2005.
[excerpted from Christianity Today's featured articles this month]
In Divided by Faith: Evangelicals and the Problem of Race in America (2000), sociologists Michael O. Emerson and Christian Smith argued that much of the racial dysfunction in the American church today is the result of an individualized theological worldview that blinds white evangelicals to certain societal injustices. The book's shocking assertion stirred debate and became a paradigm-shifting read for many evangelical leaders
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continued at ChristianityToday.com]
God's Word
But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.
1 Timothy 6:6-8 NIV
Pope has heart attack; condition very serious
April 1 (Bloomberg) -- Pope John Paul II, spiritual leader of the world's 1 billion Catholics, was near death in his apartment at the Vatican after suffering a heart attack and high fever, weeks after surgery to relieve breathing problems. [
continued at Bloomberg.com]
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